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TV Production: on a shoe-string Budget

TV Production: on a shoe-string Budget. Presented By: Craig Polakoff Tony Gauker. Who Are We?. Located in Willow Grove, Montgomery County 4 building district with approximately 3100 students Currently two person department (one high school one middle school)

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TV Production: on a shoe-string Budget

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  1. TV Production: on a shoe-string Budget Presented By: Craig Polakoff Tony Gauker

  2. Who Are We? • Located in Willow Grove, Montgomery County • 4 building district with approximately 3100 students • Currently two person department (one high school one middle school) • Recently updated our curriculum to be more Tech Ed/ Stem compliant

  3. History of our TV Studio • The High School had a fully functioning analog broadcast studio • Removed in the late 90’s • Middle School has maintained analog capability • Interest in reviving TV program for Home room announcements

  4. Brainstorming Our Needs • Renovations switched TV’s to projectors • Needed to “broadcast” to approximately 40 users at once • Little to no funding available

  5. Brainstorming Solutions • Ustream to broadcast • No local server needed but 40 computers streaming video from the internet would quickly use up the available bandwidth. • Web Streaming provider: V-brick • No bandwidth issues • Cost prohibitive • Multicasting • Solved cost and bandwidth issues

  6. Multicasting • Multicasting - the delivery of information to a group of destination computers simultaneously in a single transmission from the source creating copies automatically by the routers.

  7. Software We Use • Cam-Twist (Free) • Quicktime Broadcaster (Free) • Boinx TV ($247.85 through Logisoft)

  8. Minimum Equipment Specs • Apple Mini 2.5 ghz 4gb ram. $779.00 • Generic monitor and keyboard and mouse. • Webcam can be used for a source $60.00 (or builtin webcam from laptop) • Microphone plugged into Mic input on camera $25.00 • Quicktime Broadcaster Software Free

  9. Ideal Setup Apple IMAC 2.8GHZ Quad-Core Intel Core i7 8GB RAM 512MB Video Card $1759.00 Video Camera with Firewire input $700.00 Microphones and Adapter piece for camera 2 wired Microphones $400.00 or Wireless Microphones and adapter piece $1200.00 Firewire Cable 800 to 400 $40.00 Boinx TV Software $249.00 Educational price Camtwist software free Quicktime Broadcaster Software Free

  10. Viewing the Stream • Viewer will need either quicktime or VLC player loaded on. • Each user is emailed a file that when clicked on will open either quicktime or VLC player and start viewing the stream.

  11. Putting It All Together • Gathered equipment from various departments • Utilized graduates of the Middle School Program • Re-trained on equipment • Taught the difference between Digital and Analog • Developed graphic pieces

  12. Hurdles • Reprogramming teachers to turn on computers/projectors • Teaching basic trouble shooting • Dealing with different computer/projector specifications/resolutions • Most teachers have laptops-underpowered • Overtaxing Mac unit • Homeroom computer tasks

  13. How Do I Sell This? It sells itself Create a mock video of the program Show how females are included Offer to advertise for the school

  14. What We Have Done So Far • Video elections • Club Commercials • Public service announcements • Attempted Onsite broadcasts and special reports

  15. Future Plans • Incorporate a video mixer for added video inputs • Split work load/increase computer power • More onsite broadcasting and special reports • Establish a class

  16. Special Thanks To: • You, for listening • TEEAP, for the conference • Upper Moreland School Board, for allowing us to attend • The morning show students, for all of their help

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